vsftpd: memory leak when deny_file option is set

Memory leak in a certain Red Hat patch, applied to vsftpd 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 and Fedora 6 through 8, and on Foresight Linux and rPath appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large number of CWD commands, as demonstrated by an...

PT-2008-1526 · Vsftpd +1 · Vsftpd +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: vsftpd version 2.0.5 Description: A memory leak issue exists, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming memory via a large number of CWD commands, as demonstrated by an attack on a daemon with the deny file...